title: Superior-septal approach for transmitral mapping and cryoablation of ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: A superior-septal approach was used for mapping and cryoablation of the left ventricular endocardium over the mitral annulus in a patient with ventricular tachycardia associated with an inferior myocardial infarction without a ventricular aneurysm. This approach provides an excellent view of the mitral valve, and allows safe, adequate mapping and cryoablation of the left ventricular endocardium without the necessity of a ventriculotomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeshita
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bessho
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004699:Endocardium / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*